Divided landscapes, fragmented identities: East Bengal refugees and their rehabilitation in India, 1947-79

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-39

  Kudaisya, Gyanesh ^a  

^a Nehru Memorial Museum and Library   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINORITY GROUP; REFUGEES; REHABILITATION; RESETTLEMENT;

INDIA, WEST BENGAL;

EID: 0029994250     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.1996.tb00082.x     Document Type: Article

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